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Strong valueActiveRHODE ISLAND MILLIONS · $30 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND MILLIONS: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.37 on average.
▲ +6.4 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $30 RI games
▲ +6.4 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $30 RI games
RHODE ISLAND MILLIONS is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 6.4 percentage points from the launch value of 74.8%. 2 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 44% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 4.22
odds of any win
2 of 2
$700K top prizes left
44%
claimed · 270k of 610k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 80,548 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $30
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 149 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$19.57 · 65.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $700K
$4.80 · 16.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
80,533 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
44% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2024.
610k
tickets printed
270k
tickets claimed · 44%
339k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
56%
100% of top prizes remain with only 56% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Rhode Island Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 RI peers
#1 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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